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safe site: a standalone construct

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Botany

a microsite whose conditions allow a seed to germinate and the seedling to establish.

In botany, safe site refers to a microsite whose conditions allow a seed to germinate and the seedling to establish. This meaning comes from Harper (1965) in The Journal of Ecology.[1]

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  1. Harper, J. L., Williams, J. T., & Sagar, G. R. (1965). The Behaviour of Seeds in Soil: I. The Heterogeneity of Soil surfaces and its Role in Determining the Establishment of Plants from Seed. The Journal of Ecology, 53(2), 273. https://doi.org/10.2307/2257975

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